sweep up

基本解释

Mr Komorowski emerged only narrowly ahead though he should still win the run-off if he can sweep up anti-Kaczynski votes cast for minor candidates.
虽以轻微优势领先，但科莫罗夫斯基如能横扫反卡钦斯基等较弱候选人的票仓，仍有可能赢得胜利。
Extremists on the left and the right exaggerate that picture, but it rings true enough to provide the makings of a political swing against big business that could sweep up the two main parties.
左翼和右翼的极端人士夸大了这一情形，但听起来确实是这么一回事，这可能导致美国两党政治立场的转向，调转矛头，指向大企业。
The Mississippi River, which used to sweep up dirt in one stretch of the delta only to deposit it in another, has now been channelled, for flood-prevention, to wash the land into the sea.
原本密西西比河冲刷三角洲一端松土的同时另一端沉积着，现在因为要预防洪水被改道了，因此会有陆地被河水冲走。

The peril lies with changes that would ultimately sweep up Internet services into decades-old ITU paradigms.
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But imagine the convenience of having a vacuum at your elbow, to sweep up Cheerios and dog hair.
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Together they sweep up a host of studies which suggest that marriage increases health and happiness for both sexes.
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If you sweep up rubbish or dirt, you push it together with a brush and then remove it.